EX-3 33 atf31.htm CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION, DATED 10/16/2002 CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION

CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION

OF

ALLEGHENY TRADING FINANCE COMPANY

          FIRST.   The name of the corporation is Allegheny Trading Finance Company.

 

          SECOND.  The address of the corporation's registered office in the State of Delaware is Corporation Trust Center, 1209 Orange Street in the City of Wilmington, County of New Castle. The name of its registered agent at such address is The Corporation Trust Company.

 

          THIRD.   The purpose of the corporation is to engage in any lawful act or activity for which corporations may be organized under the General Corporation Law of Delaware.

 

          FOURTH.  The total number of shares of all classes of stock which the corporation shall have authority to issue is 2000, of which 1000 shares of the par value of $0.01 per share shall be designated as Common Stock and 1000 shares of the par value of $0.01 per share shall be designated as Preferred Stock. Shares of Preferred Stock may be issued in one or more series from time to time by the board of directors, and the board of directors is expressly authorized to fix by resolution or resolutions the designations and the powers, preferences and rights, and the qualifications, limitations and restrictions thereof, of the shares of each series of Preferred Stock, including without limitation the following:

 

     (a)  the distinctive serial designation of such series which shall distinguish it from other series;

 

     (b)  the number of shares included in such series;

 

     (c)  the dividend rate (or method of determining such rate) payable to the holders of the shares of such series, any conditions upon which such dividends shall be paid and the date or dates upon which such dividends shall be payable;

 

     (d)  whether dividends on the shares of such series shall be cumulative and, in the case of shares of any series having cumulative dividend rights, the date or dates or method of determining the date or dates from which dividends on the shares of such series shall be cumulative;

 

     (e)  the amount or amounts which shall be payable out of the assets of the corporation to the holders of the shares of such series upon voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up the corporation, and the relative rights of priority, if any, of payment of the shares of such series;

 

     (f)  the price or prices at which, the period or periods within which and the terms and conditions upon which the shares of such series may be redeemed, in whole or in part, at the option of the corporation or at the option of the holder or holders thereof or upon the happening of a specified event or events;

 

     (g)  the obligation, if any, of the corporation to purchase or redeem shares of such series pursuant to a sinking fund or otherwise and the price or prices at which, the period or periods within which and the terms and conditions upon which the shares of such series shall be redeemed or purchased, in whole or in part, pursuant to such obligation

 

     (h)  whether or not the shares of such series shall be convertible or exchangeable, at any time or times at the option of the holder or holders thereof or at the option of the corporation or upon the happening of a specified event or events, into shares of any other class or classes or any other series of the same or any other class or classes of stock of the corporation, and the price or prices or rate or rates of exchange or conversion and any adjustments applicable thereto; and

 

     (i)  whether or not the holders of the shares of such series shall have voting rights, in addition to the voting rights provided by law, and if so the terms of such voting rights.

 

          Subject to the rights of the holders of any series of Preferred Stock, the number of authorized shares of any class or series of Preferred Stock may be increased or decreased (but not below the number of shares thereof then outstanding) by the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of such class or series, voting together as a single class, irrespective of the provisions of Section 242(b)(2) of the General Corporation Law of Delaware or any corresponding provision hereafter enacted.

 

          FIFTH.  The name and mailing address of the incorporator is Joy M. Willing, 1701 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20006-5805.

 

          SIXTH.  The board of directors of the corporation is expressly authorized to adopt, amend or repeal by-laws of the corporation.

 

          SEVENTH.   Elections of directors need not be by written ballot except and to the extent provided in the by-laws of the corporation.

 

          EIGHTH.  Any action required or permitted to be taken by the holders of Common Stock of the corporation, including but not limited to the election of directors, may be taken by written consent or consents but only if such consent or consents are signed by all holders of Common Stock.

 

          NINTH.  A director of the corporation shall not be liable to the corporation or its stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director, except to the extent that such exemption from liability or limitation thereof is not permitted under the Delaware General Corporation Law as currently in effect or as the same may hereafter be amended. No amendment, modification or repeal of this Article NINTH shall adversely affect any right or protection of a director that exists at the time of such amendment, modification or repeal.

 

          IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have signed this certificate of incorporation this 16th day of October, 2002.

 

/s/ JOY M. WILLING
Joy M. Willing
Incorporator